Chapter 21 : Dungeon Energy?
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He closed the screens and made his way out of his Home Base and into his bedroom. He could always go back to the recordings to look for more information later.
As enticing as it was to see the devil girls relaxed and au-naturel, he felt ogling them would be crossing a certain line. He didn't want to have anything in common with the perverts he disliked so much, despised, so he would restrain himself.
His choice of venue was for the sole purpose of making them all relax and increasing the odds of them talking about stuff he could use.
If his dreams happened to contain fantasies involving said devil girls, it was just a... byproduct of his diligent nature.
Checking the energy gained the following morning brought a huge smile to Ryuji's face. He'd gained dozens of times as much energy as he had from his first scenario. He was, in fact, still gaining energy.
A quick check showed a few of the devils had chosen to avail themselves of the futons in the bedrooms for the night.
Koneko might have a stoic look, but she definitely felt things deeply. He'd gained the most energy from her and her enjoyment of the food available in the onsen. Rias produced the second-largest amount of energy from sheer joy.
Unsurprisingly, Sona produced the least energy, mostly because she also spent the least amount of time within the scenario. Shame that, she was pretty depressed and that produced more energy than happiness.
He didn't waste any time in making his purchases. The first one? The ability to open a second scenario. He could now leave the onsen up permanently in the ORC building and still run shorter scenarios in other areas.
Next, he went to what was, essentially, his dungeon shop. It was the place that let him purchase upgrade options for what could appear inside of dungeons as well as one-off items that he could use himself or as prizes.
He was certain it had something to do with the third portion of his ability that let him know the prices of things.
He had magic, but no idea how to use it. Making his scenarios just automatically took his magic and used it however it needed to. That's where all the mundane food and drinks inside of his onsen scenario came from.
Magical food and drink would require a purchase with the energy he gathered. Which... he really needed a name for that energy since it was completely separate from his magical energy.
Hmmmmm... Dungeon Energy? Whatever, that would work for now. Using Dungeon Energy was required to make anything above the most basic things.
He could make the three Least potions with his mana, any tier above that required him buying the Alchemy Upgrade with Dungeon Energy. Which would then let him use purchased ingredients to make stronger, and different, potions.
The same applied for food and drinks, but with him using Dungeon Energy to buy a kitchen that would be powered by his mana.
The catch was, he couldn't use any of the things generated within a scenario. So the food from the kitchen upgrade was completely useless to him.
He could actually cook food in the kitchen upgrade though, and that food could have magical effects. It was all kinds of weird but also made some sense to him.
So, while he could buy the Library Upgrade it would only produce books for his scenarios, that he couldn't read. He could, however, purchase individual tomes with Dungeon Energy that he could read.
He could do the same for any of the items he could place into his scenarios. Just spend some Dungeon Energy and it became his. Which is exactly what he planned to do next!
He had magical power and he wanted to cast some spells dammit! Not being an idiot, he purchased a book specifically for beginners titled 'A Beginners Guide to Magic by Mephisto Pheles'. If Mephisto Pheles was meant to be this world's version of the demon Mephistopheles, then he was damned well going to read a beginner's book by him! From what he remembered of the Faustian legend, Mephistopheles was a straight shooter and even warned Faust about making a deal with the devil.
He didn't remember all the details, but he was sort of certain Faust had learned some stuff from the demon.
Either way, it wasn't a very expensive purchase, which was good because his first purchase of a second scenario door had cost him three-quarters of his Dungeon Energy.
The book took up most of what remained. But, it was fine! He now had a good primer and he could earn more Dungeon Energy from the onsen over time.
As soon as his purchase was made, the book, a rather thin-looking affair with a black leather cover and gold embossed lettering, appeared on his desk and taunted him with its knowledge.
Perhaps he should have waited until school was over before buying it.
As he walked through the school gates he felt someone staring at him. A glance to the side showed Souna trying to ignite him with her glare. He felt that was pretty unfair. It wasn't his fault she fucked up so badly! He just pointed it out!
Oh yeah, women don't like it when their flaws are shoved in their faces.
That's fair.
Sirzechs Lucifer, the man in charge of the underworld's Domestic Affairs, looked at the three screens on his desk showing the other three satans in charge of various parts of the government. Sirzechs was a handsome man who seemed to be in his early twenties.
He has shoulder-length crimson hair and blue eyes that make him look like a male version of his sister, Rias.
On the first screen was the only woman among the four Satans and the one in charge of Foreign Affairs, Serafall Leviathan. Serafall was a beautiful girl; looking in her late teens with black hair, tied into twin tails and blue eyes.
She also has a child-like body, albeit with large breasts that prove her physical maturity. Anyone meeting her in person would quickly come to the conclusion that her body is the only thing mature about her.
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